Hawaiian Style Misoyaki Butterfish Recipes

MISOYAKI-GLAZED SALMON

Steps:

• To prepare the glaze, place the sake, soy sauce, miso paste and sugar in the top of a double boiler and cook for about 20 minutes, stirring often until the sugar is well dissolved and the mixture is fragrant.
• Set aside to cool.
• Place the salmon fillets in a glass baking dish and generously coat each fillet with the cooled miso glaze.
• Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 24 hours.
• Remove the salmon fillets from the miso glaze, quickly rinse under cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
• Pour the canola oil and sesame oil into a large saute pan or skillet and set over medium high heat.
• Carefully add the salmon fillets to the pan and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until the first side has browned nicely.
• turn the salmon over, turn down the heat to medium and cook for 3 to 4 minutes longer, or until the salmon flakes easily when pierced with a fork.
• Remove the fillets from the pan, pat with paper towels to remove any excess oil, and transfer to a warm serving plate.
• Using the same paper towls, gently pat the saute pan to remove the excessoil and any burnt bits, but leaving the residual drippings.
• Return the pan to the heat, add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water and deglaze the pan to create a pan juice.
• Top the salmon fillets with the pan juice.
• Garnish with the sliced scallions.

MISOYAKI BUTTERFISH

Steps:

• Add the sake and mirin to a heavy bottomed pot and bring to a boil for about 10-15 minutes to burn off the alcohol. Next, turn down the heat and stir in the sugar and miso. Cook until it turns a pale caramel color. Remove from heat and allow it to cool completely.
• To prepare the fish, it first needs to be defrosted. Once that's done, rinse in cold running water and then pat dry with a clean paper towel.
• Place into a Ziploc® bag. I add the miso marinade and then let this sit in the refrigerator for 48-72 hours.
• **72 hours later** Remove your filet from the Ziploc® bag.
• Add about a tablespoon of vegetable oil to a skillet which is on medium-low heat. Add your fish to the pan. Cook for about 4-5 minutes, turn then cook for another 4-5 minutes, you're ready to serve.
• Serve with hot rice and maybe some tsukimono, salad greens and miso soup.
• NOTE: My friend's comment: If you bake the fish in a foil lined container ......... no mess; works in a toaster oven too. If you like that the skin to be crispy, bake until turns black. You can also do this on a grill by wrapping the fish in tin foil, but to make skin crispy you have to fry it after taking it off the grill.